My sister saw our Mom today at the mental hospital.  Mom was having a
brain CAT scan, and she's always been claustrophobic.  Kim had told them
they'd either have to drug her into oblivion, or have someone *very*
reassuring there.  They did have Mom on anxiolytics to the point where
she was shuffling, but she knew Kim (and two days ago she told the
director of Collwood Terrace her whole family was dead except her mother
-- who's been dead since '63) She spoke well of my BIL, who she
suspected of homocidal designs a week ago.  She remembers her grandkids.

Apparently yesterday she was very angry, but today she was calm, and has
made a couple of friends.  She has a private room.

The best news is that they suspect Mom's sudden sharp plunge into
psychosis may be the result of a bladder infection.  If that's the case,
then there's a good chance that a couple of weeks of antibiotics will
put her back where she was at the beginning of July -- demented, but not
psychotic.  A consequence devoutly to be wished.

If Mom goes back to that place, she can go back to Collwood Terrace, and
even go on the occasional outing with my sister and dad.

We're keeping our fingers crossed.

Dana